GENESEE COUNTY/Owner of former Stafford Trading Post building seeks board cooperation to complete outside work

(Photo/Julie Carasone) By Mike PettinellaFor Video News Service A week after finding that the historic Odd Fellow Lodge and former Stafford Trading Post at the corner of Route 5 and 237 had been broken into, building owner James Pontillo (above photo) appeared at Monday night’s Stafford Town Board meeting. Link …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Solar escrow law has no wiggle room, according to Stafford Town Board

By Mike PettinellaFor Video News Service The Stafford Town Board on Monday night ruled that there will be no exceptions to the escrow requirements spelled out in the municipality’s solar law. The board, during its monthly meeting at the Town Court building, responded to information provided by Town Attorney David …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Town of Stafford couple demands board put an end to three years of ‘harassment’

By Mike PettinellaFor Video News Service Meeting Photos by Julie Carasone Once upon a time – actually around three years ago – Jeff and Gina Lathan (photo above) entertained the idea of converting their property on Route 237 in the Town of Stafford into an event venue. They had enough …

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GENESEE COUNTY/The Sheriff’s Office is investigating after the vacant historic Odd Fellow Lodge was broken into and vandalized on Friday night

According to Genesee County Sheriff’s Office Investigator Ryan DeLong, the Sheriff’s Office has opened a criminal investigation after the historic Odd Fellow Lodge at Rt. 5 and Rt. 237 was broken into. According to building owner James Pontillo, he arrived at the property on Friday evening and found several doors …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Stafford/Several crashes tie up thruway on Monday morning, one person with critical injuries

Press Release Stafford, NY – On March 4, 2023, at approximately 7:23 a.m., State Police responded to I-90 eastbound, between Exit 47 (Rochester/LeRoy/I-490/NY Route 19) and Exit 48 (Batavia/NY Route 98) for two separate personal injury crashes. (Submitted photos) At mile marker 387, a rolled over tractor trailer hauling bags …

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